I'm hoping that the egg crate, with a thick mattress cover or even a comforter underneath a mattress cover will do the trick.

There are certain tricks to getting approved for high credit lines such as applying for the right credit cards in the right order or I have even heard of people having multiple card applications open on different devices and clicking apply at the same time on all of them.

A few tricks to get it to match perfectly everytime. 1.

Maybe have a BBQ Party every couple of months.Invite people you know and those you have just met.On the buy day for the food, text them to see if they are going to be there or not.Don't talk business, just have fun.Just make sure everyone has a seat available in the shade--that Texas sun can get hot.Maybe get a couple of friends to be grill masters.Talk to your tax expert to see if you can deduct this (or not).Work at expanding the number of new people every BBQ and in a few years you will have a much bigger circle of friends.The trick is to invite people who share your passion for real estate vs just your buddies.You can make it a family invite where the can bring their kids, meaning an afternoon party vs an all night booze binge (remember this is business).https://www.youtube.com/watch?

The trick is to balance your portfolio and do the right deals for the place you're at in your investing.

Renters know every trick in the book to try and delay and not pay. 

Don't trick yourself into thinking you are making progress when in fact, you are not and just on the hamster wheel of "learning".Feel free to reach out if you would like.

So, yes, combining the two might be valuable, but the trick is to stay compliant with multiple sets of regulations at all times.

One was runing a woodshop in his garage and the other was tricking out import cars in the driveway.

Sometimes lowering the asking price $20 does the trick, but I never want vacancy for 30 days, my goal is 14 days or less, and I might lower rent every week to get it rented.I've bought and sold over 900 properties and have lost track of how many tenants I've had, but its been a lot.